Scots DJ Calvin Harris has been nominated for the Best UK & Ireland Act at the MTV EMAs which will be held in Glasgow's Hydro this November.

The Blame star however will face tough competition with Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and One Direction all vying for the top prize at the ceremony which takes place on November 9 at 9pm.

And for the first time ever, MTV is putting an EMA nomination in the hands of the fans via social media - music lovers everywhere will have the power to help select the fifth nominee for Best UK & Ireland Act.

Fans can tweet and vote from the following list of artists to earn the fifth nominee spot. Remember everyone has to tweet #MTVEMA + one of the below hashtags to vote:

• #NominateArcticMonkeys

• #NominateTheVamps

• #NominateColdplay

• #NominateRitaOra

• #NominateCheryl

• #NominateCleanBandit

The wild card Twitter vote is open until September 14 at 10:59 BST.

All 2014 MTV EMA nominees will be announced and voting will open on September 16, 2014 at 11:00 BST.